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xxxv.—invitation- . ;
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'Tis Dancing the ripp downward le of the...
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XXXVI.—DECIMAL COINAGE.
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* 'mif" " When tlie reform bill was in a...
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( 258 y
Xxxv.—Invitation- . ;
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'Tis Dancing The Ripp Downward Le Of The...
'Tis Dancing the ripp downward le of the . foun in its tain glee ,
. From its cradle in the mountain To its grave in yonder sea ! _JN _JST " ow And ' ' tis tis darkling sparkling the golden 1 throug throug sun h is h the the lowing shado mead w ow — —
On the streamlet in its g flowing , And it murmurs Come with while me 'tis ! Come going wi , th me !
Ever swifter to the ocean Leap those waters bright and free ,
And Charms the music the wild of their bird motion and the , bee ! Now ' they ' re flying down in the the mill hill tide
-side—JNow And they the ' re si starbeams ghing soft and - fleeting — , " Kiss With the the wave silver s which moonli are ght repeating meeting ,
Come with me ! Come with me !
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Xxxvi.—Decimal Coinage.
XXXVI . —DECIMAL COINAGE .
* 'Mif" " When Tlie Reform Bill Was In A...
* _'mif" " When tlie reform bill was in agitation , the great Duke cried , with
a face of despair , " How is the King ' s government to be carried on ft " The bill passedand so have twenty-five yearsand the monarchis
stronger than ever , . , y Those who want to keep us from obtaining the advantage of a
decimal coinage have what they consider a very strong point of their case in the following question— " What are the women to do ? " Social
politeness hinders this question from being discussed at length in blue books , but it is asked with great emphasis in private life . It is assumed
that women possess—first , very little knowledge of arithmetic ; secondlyvery little capacity to meet any complex calculation .
, From these premises it is concluded that it would be very dangerous to their peace to change a complex system into a simple one . It
is intended to imply that some small difficulties which would attend the change must infallibly conquer both their talent and patience .
For ourselves , we candidly avow that we believe both heads of the
charge , so far as Great Britain is concerned . We must however
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1858, page 258, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121858/page/42/
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